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EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel vs. C26200 Brass

EN 1.4841 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C26200 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4841 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C26200 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 32
3.0 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
41
Shear Strength, MPa 430
230 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
330 to 770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
110 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
950
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
19 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
62 to 1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
11 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
67 to 70
Iron (Fe), % 47.1 to 55.5
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
29.6 to 33
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3